Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

General references

Bible References

The most high

Deuteronomy 32:8
When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance
and divided the human race,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
according to the number of the people of Israel.
Psalm 7:17
I will thank the Lord for His righteousness;
I will sing about the name of Yahweh the Most High.
Psalm 46:4
There is a river—
its streams delight the city of God,
the holy dwelling place of the Most High.
Psalm 91:1
The one who lives under the protection of the Most High
dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 92:8
But You, Lord, are exalted forever.
Daniel 4:17
This word is by decree of the observers;
the matter is a command from the holy ones.
This is so the living will know
that the Most High is ruler
over the kingdom of men.
He gives it to anyone He wants
and sets the lowliest of men over it.
Hosea 7:16
They turn, but not to what is above;
they are like a faulty bow.
Their leaders will fall by the sword
because of the cursing of their tongue.
They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.

Dwelleth

Acts 17:24
The God who made the world and everything in it—He is Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in shrines made by hands.
1 Kings 8:27
But will God indeed live on earth?
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.
2 Chronicles 2:5
The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods.
2 Chronicles 6:18
But will God indeed live on earth with man?
Even heaven, the highest heaven, cannot contain You,
much less this temple I have built.

As

Isaiah 66:1
This is what the Lord says:

Heaven is My throne,
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?

General references

1 Kings 6:14
When Solomon finished building the temple,
Mark 14:58
“We heard Him say, ‘I will demolish this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands.’”

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